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To eat humble pie — Humble Hum ble, a. [Compar. {Humbler}; superl. {Humblest}.] [F., fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth, ground. See {Homage}, and cf. {Chameleon}, {Humiliate}.] 1. Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

eat humble pie — {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie./ * /In some old stories a boy with a stepfather has to eat humble pie./ … Dictionary of American idioms

eat humble pie — {v. phr.} To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. * /Tow told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie./ * /In some old stories a boy with a stepfather has to eat humble pie./ … Dictionary of American idioms

eat\ humble\ pie — v. phr. To be humbled; to accept insult or shame; admit your error and apologize. Tow told a lie about George, and when he was found out, he had to eat humble pie. In some old stories a boy with a stepfather has to eat humble pie … Словарь американских идиом

eat humble pie — If you eat humble pie, you are forced to admit that you were wrong and apologize. After openly criticizing Bill s work, Fred had to eat humble pie when Bill was elected salesman of the year … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

eat humble pie — British, American & Australian, American to be forced to admit that you are wrong and to say you are sorry. The producers of the advert had to eat humble pie and apologize for misrepresenting the facts … New idioms dictionary

eat humble pie — admit I did not play well, feel humble after defeat Ben had to eat humble pie after he finished fourth in the race … English idioms

eat humble pie — admit one s error and apologize He had to eat humble pie in front of his friends when they discovered his mistake … Idioms and examples

eat humble pie — (punningly) To humble or abase oneself, to eat one s words, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑humbles * * * eat humble pie phrase to admit that you were wrong about something Thesaurus: to admit you are wrong or have done something wrongsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary

eat humble pie — to admit that you were wrong about something … English dictionary